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Committee of Commerce and Navigation, 1795
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Committee of Commerce and Navigation, 1795

James Gillray · 1795 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Satirical Print on the Committee of Commerce and Navigation, 1795. Three Members of This Committee on a Dune at the Coast. They Demonstrate Their Incompetence by Forging Straight Anchors into Curved Ones, Selling Sulfur Sticks, and Tearing Sails to Shreds. On the Water, a Boat with a Torn Sail Drifts.

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cartoonprintsailmatchpedlarsmith, blacksmithBataafse Revolutie
Credit lineComité van Koophandel en Zeevaart, 1795. 1795. James Gillray. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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